case
Meaning of case
noun
- an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.
a case of mistaken identity
in many cases farmers do have a deep feeling for their land
- an instance of a disease, injury, or problem.
200,000 cases of hepatitis B
- a legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law.
a libel case
a former employee brought the case against the council
- any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence.
the accusative case
Middle English: from Old French cas, from Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’; in case1 (sense 4) directly from Latin, translating Greek ptōsis, literally ‘fall’.
noun- a container designed to hold or protect something.
a silver cigarette case
- each of the two forms, capital or minuscule, in which a letter of the alphabet may be written or printed.
- surround in a material or substance.
the towers are of steel cased in granite
- reconnoitre (a place) before carrying out a robbery.
I was casing the joint
late Middle English: from Old French casse, chasse (modern caisse ‘trunk, chest’, châsse ‘reliquary, frame’), from Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’.
Information about case
- The plural form of case is: cases.
- Languages in which case is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of case
case
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- case is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
case synonyms
Meaning lawsuit:
Meaning instance:
Meaning event:
Meaning subject:
Meaning caseful:
Meaning display case:
Meaning shell:
Meaning character:
Meaning sheath:
Meaning casing:
Meaning pillowcase:
Meaning encase:
Meaning an incident or event:
Meaning a particular event, or the time at which it takes place:
Meaning an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical:
Meaning an act of showing that something exists or is true by giving proof or evidence:
Meaning a public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair:
Meaning a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory:
Meaning the action of making known one's thoughts or feelings:
Meaning a picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc:
Meaning an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display:
Meaning a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like:
Meaning a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed:
Meaning a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment:
Meaning a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury:
Meaning a person who is affected by an illness or ailment:
Meaning a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action:
Meaning a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company:
Meaning legal proceedings; a lawsuit:
Meaning a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings:
Meaning action taken in a court to settle a dispute:
Meaning the process of taking legal action:
Meaning a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime:
Meaning a change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender:
Meaning the visible shape or configuration of something:
Meaning an end or final part of something:
Meaning the study of the forms of things:
Meaning an object for holding or transporting something:
Meaning a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid:
Meaning a round or cylindrical container used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film:
Meaning a sealed plastic unit containing a length of audio tape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder, playback device, or other machine:
Meaning a container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, etc., designed for insertion into a mechanism:
Meaning a hollow object used to contain something:
Meaning a device or implement for holding something:
Meaning a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask:
Meaning a place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored:
Meaning a cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying articles:
Meaning a recess or piece of furniture with a door and typically shelves, used for storage:
Meaning a low cupboard either used as a sideboard or with a raised bookshelf on top:
Meaning a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface:
Meaning a flat-topped piece of furniture with cupboards and drawers, used for storing crockery, glasses, and table linen:
Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:
Meaning be all round (someone or something):
Meaning provide with a layer or covering of something:
Meaning put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath:
Meaning cover or enclose in paper or soft material:
Meaning wrap up, cover, or surround completely:
Meaning look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings:
Meaning carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth:
Meaning inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition:
Meaning examine or inspect closely and thoroughly:
Meaning look closely at or examine (someone or something):
Meaning explore or examine (a place or area of business) so as to gather information about it:
Meaning travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it:
Meaning another term for reconnoitre:
Translation of case
- French: procès, exemple, cas, écrin, trousse, valise, valoche, vitrine, boîtier, casse, emballer, reconnaitre
- German: Prozess, Beispiel, Exemplar, Fall, Koffer, Vitrine, Gehäuse, Kasus, Klage
- Italian: processo, esempio, caso, scatola, valigia, valiggia, vetrinetta, vetrina, involucro, lettere, imballare, inspezionare, causa
- Spanish: juicio, ejemplo, caso, caja, maleta, valija, vitrina, cajón, letra, embalar, reconocer, demanda, querella
- Portuguese: julgamento, exemplo, caso, caixa, maleta, mala, vitrina, letra, embalar
Anagrams of case
Words that rhyme with case
Case, subcase, laccase, bandcase, bedcase, cardcase, hardcase, headcase, seedcase, Madecase, diecase, kettlecase, needlecase, notecase, recase, typecase, briefcase, eggcase, watchcase, Helicase, helicase, rasburicase, replicase, sfericase, trypticase, uricase, bookcase, clockcase, crankcase, oilcase, braincase, encase, incase, pincase, uncase, translocase, capcase, slipcase, carcase, doorcase, gearcase, lowercase, percase, smearcase, smiercase, staircase, undercase, uppercase, Discase, discase
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